Armed and Dangerous with a Rose

Okay, first thing is first. THE BACHELOR IS BACK! Minnie is in 7th heaven. Especially because it’s dreamy, easy on the eyes, golden God Sean. I loved him on Emily’s season and thought he was too good for her anyway.

If you didn’t watch it yet, don’t worry, no spoilers here. I just think all those girls can go home now because I am clearly perfect for him

So yes Sean, I WILL ACCEPT THIS ROSE! @—+-+– (supposed to be a rose?)

G-Mama and I text back and forth dishing out every second, and it’s awesome!

Anyway, yesterday I had to go for my hospitals new employee orientation, blah! It wasn’t that bad though. 8 hours goes by fast when you are used to 10-12 hour days. I had to dress up business professional which is a nice change for me because I am always in scrubs!

Clothes are so much more fun when you feel good in them! (Don’t you think I’d look good on Sean’s arm?)— Okay I clearly need to get over my obsession

Luckily, I brought my own breakfast (greek yogurt and a homemade granola bar) because what they had was not very Skinny Minnie friendly nor clean

Unhealthy carb alert

By mid morning I was trying my best to stay awake, coffee was gone from my thermos, and theirs was well… not good. I already put my stevia in it, so I downed it anyway because I refused to waste my stevia packets!

I had an old notebook with me and in the back was a list I had made in 2008 with my “life goals”. To my surprise I have already achieved SEVEN of the thirteen on the list! It definitely made me smile and feel great. I’m only 27 and achieved more than half of my life goals. Here is what I had listed that I have completed:

Become a PA

Lose the weight

Be a good original cook

Have a really nice apartment or house

Get a dog (Yay Phoebe!)

Write something that matters to me and inspires people

Be the fittest I’ve ever been

I don’t even remember making this list, nor do I remember writing about me being a good cook! Wow how things have changed…

Lunch time came and I brought one of my meal prepped lunches

YUM! Beautiful Colors!

The green is Spinach Pesto and is my recipe of the day! It’s 100% clean of course and laying on top of spaghetti squash (another favorite of mine). Click the picture for the recipe.

I actually wish I would have skipped the turkey burger and just loaded up on more pesto because it has protein in it too!

Since I was done with orientation a little earlier than expected, I went straight to the gym and went into full on BEAST mode! It was arm day and man was I on fire. I started with 22 minutes on the stairmaster and then hit arms full force. This will look like A LOT, and it is, but didn’t feel like it at all! To get it all done and to keep my heart rate up I didn’t take any breaks. Just went from exercise to exercise (mixing in different ones in between sets like the other day). I’m going to color code to show you how you alternate between exercises with no breaks to get this done in a shorter amount of time. So deep breaths…

Tricep overhead extension using 22 lb plate, 12 reps x 3 sets

Mini or “Minnie” bicep curls using 22 lb plate, 12 reps x 3 sets

Skull crushers with a 30 lb bar (lay down, elbows narrow, bring bar back to forehead and back up to ceiling), 10 reps x 4 sets

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My name is Katie (AKA Minnie), I'm a fitness and health food addict, bringing you my life through this blog. I take pride in my transformation over the past 3 years into a lean mean skinny minnie machine. Follow me on this journey and I will show you how to feel good through my workouts, healthy recipes, and tricks of the trade. SkinnyMinnieMoves is loaded with pictures, my daily life, bikini competitions, and lots of fun! Oh and I am Instagram obsessed!